Does significant weight reduction in men with coronary artery disease manage risk factors after cardiac rehabilitation program?

Background: Vast majority of cardiac patients who refer to cardiac rehabilitation program (CRP) are obese and obesity is associated with coronary heart disease (CHD). So, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of CRP on obesity indexes, lipid profiles, and functional capacity (FC) in obese men with CHD and to explore whether significant weight reduction affected these risk factors and FC or not.

Materials And Methods: In an observational study, we evaluated 536 patients, including 464 non-obese men and 72 obese men.